(Salt Lake Tribune) An organization opposed to surveillance by the National Security Agency has been approved to "adopt" the section of highway running past the Utah Data Center, a move that would place the group’s protest-oriented name on signs outside the spy building.
Restore The Fourth-Utah would also be responsible for picking up litter on the 2-mile stretch of Redwood Road that includes the main entrance to the Utah Data Center and Camp Williams.
Lorina Potter, a representative of Restore The Fourth-Utah, said she sent a signed agreement to the Utah Department of Transportation on Tuesday. Potter is waiting for a signature from a UDOT representative or other final confirmation from UDOT.
UDOT spokesman John Gleason said the group has been approved and the final paperwork will be completed within days. Gleason said UDOT will probably erect one sign in each direction with Restore The Fourth-Utah’s name within a few weeks.
The name Restore The Fourth-Utah references the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure.
Potter said the group plans to carry picket signs as it picks up litter.
Adopting the road "brings light to the fact we are fighting for Fourth Amendment rights for all people," Potter said.
When asked for comment, NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines replied in an email: "Highway adoptions are not a part of NSA’s federal mission."
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